Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-28
MIR. ADAMS, ESTATE.
Sensational Stories About a Missing
Will Denied.


c"oAL AND lNFANOUS-wHAr Mr. ADAMS PHYsI-
C'ANs' ATTORNEY, AND FRIENDS SAT-.
sensational stories have been sent from WASH
.nseon connecting the disappearance OF Mr..
marry L. Adams, the bookkeeper OF THE EVENING
STAR once, with the suit instituted recently
against the estate Of the late George ". Adams
oy MIS- Kate L. Van Auken. Mr.. Harry l. Adams
anu MIS-. George W. Adams are the administrators
vi tne estate OF Mr.. Adams, who died intestate.
lug sun Is brought to recover, through an equity
processing, certain property, which Mrs. Van
AuAon claims the late Mr.. Adams had in his pos
SESSION as trust, and the petition expresses a
oeleI tnat MI. Adams, by will or other in
strument, before his death, arranged the matter
80 the property would be secured to her. but that
me papers had been removed from deposit
Dox. Inc stories teegraphed from Washington
ses OUT mat an effort was made to have Mr.. Adams
Snanse ms Will while he was on his death-beC,
ana tnaI tnfs EFFORT was defeated by the physicians,
mm4 "oglq not permit Mr.. Adams TO be troubled
m mt1n apal1s OF business and that at the last
nonlonl, "hen MI. Adams was dying, Mrs. Adams
ohhpresseu regret that he had not had time to
cehnange ms VIII. Basing an assumption upon this
that the administrators had made away with the
document, and that Mr.. Harry L. Adams, foreseeing
sgaa INVESTIGATION. had fled TO escape the conse
auenGes OF bis share in the act. Another story
was that he had gone or with the document in his
possession.
DENIED BY Mr.. ADAMS PHYSICIANS
III: Chas. E. Hagner. who was the physician in
charge OF Mr.. Adams in his last sickness, when
asked ABOUT this story to-day, characterized it as
cruel ana, so far as he knew, absolutely false.
NsyeI, Mnlle l was in attendance In the case, :"
SAID Dr. Hagner, twas any mention made OF will,
anu aho,t mere was no conversation with lawyer
aDOuI the matter. Mrs. Adams was completely
Diohen GOWN With grief, and gave no Thought TO
money mo- matters or wills, or anything else, except
neI soIIoW. IL would have been against woman S
nature to have thought or spoken Of such matters
ana she CID not speak OF it,"
Dr. q. L. Sewers, who was associated with DR..
Hagner IN the case, when asked regarding these
st0rles SAID he had never heard anything about a
Will, or about lawyer having been sent for to
change Will already in existence.
THE STATEMENT BY Mr.. ADAMS ATTORNEY.
MI. Benz G. Lovejoy, who was Mr.. Adams attor-
ney, said to STAR reporter to-day;
III 10 regarded as unprofesstonal among lawyers
OF any standing to anticipate trial In court by
triol by newspaper; but as the suit against the
WIDOW ana children of the late MIR. George W. Ad-
ferrous disappearance OF one OF the administrators
ana Inc sensational event has been made the basis
vi lne most malicious, Scandalous, and nbellous
aItaSAs upon the memory OF dead friend, and up
on tne character and conduct OF his widow who is
mourning the recent loss OF both beloved hus-
o oan no ana ttte daughter think it duty as one
" tne oloest friends OF Mr.. Adams to avail myself
OF this opportunity for contradicting the state
mentS referred to-
The late Mr.: g. ". Adams left no win; every
possible receptacle was searched and none was
found. few days before his death his wife sent
LOT me, at her husbands request to draft his Will
II: kau1mann his friends and associates. togther
Win his brother-in-law, Mr. James r. Young, and
Mr. h: l. Adams bookkeeper Of THE EVENING
STAR ana confidential business man of the deceased
were present: A change for the worse had taken
place. Mr. g. w. Adams was not considered to be
IN tat condition OF clear and connected conscious
ness which rendered him capable OF making will,
so we withdrew, and he soon afterward died.
"Ine disappearance OF Mr.. H. l.. Adams has no
connection with the case whatever. He was not
A6amS anSfh a floSfr tiap of
Will could not have benefited him at ALL His
accounts as co-administrator are correct to a
cent.
SIT is alleged that Mr. G. W. Adams made will
before his departure for Europe "a year ago. THE n
J. Times says. The fact is his only trip to Europe
was W., made eight or nine years ago, and whether he
did or did not make Will is question / cannot
answer. ! can state that no effort was left un-
tried to discover the existence of q will, and no
found.
"The gross and cruel reference to Mrs. Adams is
Q disgrace to its author. Mrs. Adams is the
daughter Of Hon. John Barclay, for so many years
The distinguished journal clerk OF the House
OF representatives. The Barclay family is one of
the Oldest and most respectable OF the District
In peace and unity, moving in a conservative
element OF Washington society, and they who
were In the closest relations with them will be
more than shocked at this attack. Mr.. g. w.
Adams was himself one OF the most honorable OF
men, and dedicated his early life to the welfare of
his mother and the sister who brings this suit"
DENIED By NIX. ADAMS FRIENDS.
Mr.. Adams intimate friends who were well ac-
quainted with his affairs, express much indfgna-
ton at the stories that have been set afoat Mr.
f. A.Richardson, the Washington correspondent Of
the Baltimore San, who was one of Mr.. Adams
closest friends said to STAR reporter To-Day in
regard :, to the story published in yesterdays New
1T Is an Infamous SANDER. l have no hesitation
In saying that there is not particle OF foundation
for 1t. Mr.. Adams spoke to Inc at Cape May last
mi, ic
AFFAIRS but believe he put it off until 1T was too
late. He had then no expectation OF dying, but
arrange his affairs. l saw him at his house two
weeks before he died, and he then said that he eX
pected to be out again in few days. He did not
then expect to die Itisvery likely that Mr.. Adams
made some arrangement OF his affairs before he
went to Europe, In 1873, as any careful man might
do before starting upon such journey; but ii he
he had a child born to him after that. Then
he would not have spoken to me last sum
mer about making vii. if there was one
In existence. No, l do not believe there was
any win In existence AS to the villainOus stories
about his private home relations" said Mr.. Rich
ardson "they are absolutely false. 1t is said that
OF unhappiness there. Why, there never was a
man more domestic more fond OF his family, than
Mr.: Adams. He never even dined away from home,
unless IL was On some special occasion, and he
used to remain at home evenings always until his
family had retired Then, sometimes, he would
stroll down town. Another statement is that he
was unwilling to trust his wife with money. That
is as false as the other. He was generous to law
1shneSs to his wife in regard to money. He sup
piled her literally always-mOre literally, ! ven
ture TO say, than IS usual with men of his income.
You can see the abSurdty Of the story that Mrs
Adams has made way with her husbands WILL :"
said Mr.. Richardson. 'She could not have profited
in any way by such an act. She could
not have received less than she does receive his
widow without Will. She would have been en-
titled TO her dowry OF One-thfrd. II he had made
will she probably would have received at least
half OF his estate and it would be to her interest
II a VIII existed to have 1t produced"
Mr.. II. j. Ramsdell, the well-known newspaper
correspondent who was an intimate personal
friend OF Mr.. Adams, said, when he asked about
these stories: "That story is cruel outrage on O
defenseless woman. l know that George w. Ad-
ans never made will. He told me SO short time
before his death. Shortly after the death OF hie
daugnler ne came to me and SAID
to have me assist in drawing it up, on
account OF my long experience as Register OF
Wills. He spoke Of having Benjamin q. Lovejoy,
his attorney, draw up the will. Nothing further
was said about 1t for some time but just before he
was finally taken sick MIR. Adams again spoke TO
me about the matter, but nothing was done.
am sure IL any will had been made would have
known OF it.. The stories about trouble in the fam
lily are all false"
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